ACC passes resolution banning professionals from returning to college sports
4 sources • 1 min read • Latest: Aug 27, 2026, 10:20 PM
Last updated Aug 27, 2026
The ACC has officially banned professionals from returning to college athletics, specifically in football and men's and women's basketball. This decision, made on Thursday, aligns the ACC with other Power 4 conferences. The vote focuses on enforcing eligibility rules that prevent former professional athletes from re-entering the college sports system. This resolution reinforces the trend among major conferences aimed at maintaining a distinct separation between collegiate and professional levels of competition.
- •ACC passed the resolution on August 27, 2026.
- •Ban affects football and men's and women's basketball.
- •ACC is the final Power 4 conference to implement this measure.
- •The decision is part of wider eligibility enforcement initiatives.
- 10:11 PMESPN — ACC becomes final Power 4 conference to ban pros
- 10:00 PMYahoo Sports — ACC unanimously adopts new anti-pro athlete resolution
"The ACC passed a resolution on Thursday banning professionals from returning to college in football, and men's and women's basketball, joining the other Power 4 conferences in setting forth eligibility enforcement.
"The ACC is the latest Power Four conference to put an end to pro athletes playing in college.
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External links- ESPNAug 27, 2026, 10:11 PMACC becomes final Power 4 conference to ban pros
The ACC passed a resolution on Thursday banning professionals from returning to college in football, and men's and women's basketball, joining the other Power 4 conferences in setting forth eligibility enforcement.
- Yahoo SportsAug 27, 2026, 10:00 PMACC unanimously adopts new anti-pro athlete resolution
The ACC is the latest Power Four conference to put an end to pro athletes playing in college.
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